This wonderful portrait (on Adam Burdine) is of the legendary George Carlin..
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By Mark Von Diehl, Classic Tattoo, San Marcos, TX.
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This Tattoo Will Infect Your Soul
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43 responses to “This Tattoo Will Infect Your Soul”
Thats AWESOME!!
Great portrait of a great man.
Rip George! Brilliantly done tattoo as well
That is a truly incredible portrait. I especially love the detail on the forehead and fingers!
Amazing portrait ! Wow the detail is ridiculous. it looks like he just stamped a straight photograph on his leg.
the best portrait tattoo work i have ever laid my eyes on!.
Usually I’m not one for portraits but this one is awesome. George was an awesome comedian and I was lucky enough to see him twice in my lifetime.
That is incredibly well done, holy crap. I have NEVER seen a portrait tattoo look that good.
This is *such* an eerie work of art. The skin and eyes are SO realistic and expressive! I’d be so damn proud to have that tat, I wouldn’t wear long pants even if it were snowing.
The best piece i have ever seen.
It looks so real.
w0w.
Mark von D!
Damn. That is one of the most impressive portraits I have ever seen.
amazing man!
fuck all religion
its pathetic
a very good job done. one of the best.
wow. (sincere wow, not sarcastic)
He looks like he’s trying not to vomit.
“Get on the plane. Get on the plane.
Fuck you, I’m getting IN the plane! There seems to be a lot less wind in here.”
By far one of my favorite comedians.
Wonderful detail. His eyes were captured just beautifully!
Amazing! I wondered how long it would take to see a tattoo like this. I have a tattoo in memory of Mr. Carlin. It says “Think Off Center”
Unfuckingbelievible!!!
That’s art done by an artist!
You can learn how to handle a medium, learn technique, but the bottom line is: either you got it or you don’t.
That “X” factor that cannot be learned.
This guy has it.
Rat shit, bat shit, dirty old twat
69 assholes tied in a knot
Hooray, lizard shit, fuck!
Just felt the need to share Carlin’s cheer. Awesome tattoo of an amazing stand-up philosopher.
Fantastic portrait, fantastic subject!!
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Amazing!! I hope to see many more George tattoos in my lifetime!
“you know., life is not that complicated. you get up, you go to work, you eat 3 meals, you take one good shit and going back to bed. life is not that complicated!”
he was a god.
wow that is SO good.
i want to get at least 2 portrait tattoos and i hope they come out that good
Amazing.
R.I.P George.
The plan is to add the 7 dirty words underneath him on banners(where it can still be covered by a sock if need be). Proud to be sportin this tattoo, took 2nd at Austin Inkfest last month!
the quality of this tattoo is fucking superior, and George Carlin is one of the greatest comedian to ever live
great ink all around
oh my god..that is one amazing tattoo!
dosnt look like him
It’s nice to actually see a well done tattoo on modblog for a change.
I wasn’t sure who it was meant to be at first, but it’s well done all the same.
beautiful work.
i love it
this is absolutely amazing. I really have no words to describe how gorgeous it looks, I don’t even believe that’s a real tattoo.
my little sister said it didnt look like him at all
great work.
i dont like how roohaa looks at me
holy crap! the artist who did this portrait is AMAZING!!!! oh…poor georgie…sad day….i miss him
Wow, fantastic work.
I can see that its carlin, but he looks like an alien
un. fucking. believable portrait
Im not a big fan of potrait tattoos [seriously, the eyes follow me around, Im not kidding lol!] but this must be the most realistic one ive ever seen!
Wow!
Paraphrasing Shai Hulud…
Words cannot express my jealousy